Roof covering



Aug. I2, 1930. I B.'E. HORNE -1,772,488

ROOF COVERiNG Filed 'June" 25 192s INVENTOR.

M TTORNEY.

Patented Aug.- 12, 1930 'BURCHARD E. HORNE, OF ANDOVEiR, MASSACHUSETTS IROOF COVERING Application filed me 25,

This invention relates to roofs on which are laid shingles, especiallyof .the asbestos or composition type, and to the method oflayingtheshingles on the roof. It might be Q) used with metal or woodenshingles.

For reasons of ornamentation and economy of material, there is a type ofshingle which is substantially ofrectarigular or dia mond form, which itis desirable to lay with one of its points upward. v

For convenience in reference, I will call the two substantially straightedges of the shingle which adjoin and come together at a junction,whichwhen a shingle is laid isat the top, the top adjoining edges, andthe two adjoining edges which come together at a junction at the bottom,the bottom adjoinv ing edges. I will refer to the upper leftand thelower right edges as opposite, and the upper right and the lower left asopposite edges. '1 will also refer to the junctions of the left top andbottom edges, as the left junction, and the junction of the right top,and right bottom edges, as the right junction.

course are laid with the right junction of one shingle adjoining theleft' jun'ction'of the shingle on the right and so on, these junctionpoints being in a line parallel with the ridge, and parallel with thecourses of shingles. The next upper course is so laid that its lowerjunction point is a short distance vertically below the junction pointsof the ri ht and left shingles so that its lower right e ge overlapsalmost all of the upper'left edge of the shingle to the right in thenext lower course, and its lower left edge substantially overlaps theupper right edge of the shingle to the left in such-lower course. i

shingles of the succeeding upper courses can Inlaying these shingles,those in each.

' It'has, been found very difficult to 'lay' 1926. Serial No. 118,410.

be accurately putin position and attached without the use of straightedges orchalk lines. v i

As the use of my device does not require any bending of the material, Ican use a very stiff or thick shingle and one which does not need to beespecially fastened at the bottom.

a In the drawings, Fig. 1 is what might be called either a plan orelevation as it shows, shingles provided with my invention laid on aroof, viewed at right angles to such roof Fig; 2 shows a view similantoFig 1, with still another alterna ire method of marking.

Fig. is still another view of another method of marking. 7 Fig. 4 showsstill another method of markmg. i i In the drawings, M represents a roofand in Fig. 1, A A A Afi'represent the successive courses of shinglesfrom the bottom upward;

Each'shingle has the two adjoining bottom edges 1 and 2 and the topadjoining edges 3 and 4. v

,Nearthe bottom end of each top left edge 3 1s a mark 5, and near thebottom end of each top right edge 4 is a mark 6.

When the first or lowest course A is laid correctly, the shingles in thenext upper course A are so laid that the mark 6 near the lower end ofupper right edge 4: will register with the edge 3 of the adjoiningshingle A in the next lower course, while the mark 5 near the lower endof the upper left edge 3 of a shingle A will register with the upperright edge 4 of the shingle A in the next lower course. I

' As shown in 'Fig.'i2, instead of the marks being near the lower endsof the top adjoining ed es, they may be near the upper end of the oweradjoining edges.

In all cases however the corresponding marks on ad oining edges shouldbe at equal distances from the junction of the two top edges. 3

In practice it has been found that 'a con;

- venientway of marking is by cutting a narrow slot through the shingle,and it is obvious that the cut itself is covered by the; mo next 'ghercourse. Y

. This is a great advantage as there is a tendency for the edge of theslot to curl.

In Fig. 3, I show a series of'shingles C C C, C, arranged in courses,each shin le havin marks similar to those shown in ig. 1.

%he lower adjoining edges are indicated by 51 and 52, and the upperadjoining edges by 53 and 54.

The marks near thelower ends of the top edges are 55 and 56, and thosenear the upper ends of the lower edges are 57 and 58.

'As shown in Fig. 4, instead of having marks such as shown in Fig. 3, Imay use two marks on each top edge of each shingle F. The bottomedgesare indicated by 6Land 62, and the top edges by 63 and 64, and the twotop marks on each top edge are indicated by '67 and 68, and thetwobottom marks of each top edgeare indicated by 65 and 66.

It is obvious that with theconstruction shown in Figs. 3 and 4 thealinement of the cated in Fig. 5 at 8-5 and 86, and 87 and 88.

shingles in each upper course can be more accurately made than wherethere is only a single mark on eachadjoining edge.

said marks registering with the adjacent edge 1 of a shingle in anadjoining course.

3. A roof comprising a plurality of horizontal courses of flat flexiblefiber shingles so arranged that the shingles of successive coursespartly overlie the upper edges of the next lower course, each of saidshingles being flat and having its top adjoining edges extending fromtheir junction at equal angles I with the courses of shingles, and eachshingle having marks on each side which are equally distant from saidjunction, each of said marks registering with the adj acent edge of ashingle in an adjoinin course.

BURCHKRD E. HORNE.

I may also use as a development of the Y type shown in Fig. 4, angularmarks as indi- The shingles of each course are indicated by P and P P P.The marks adjoin the top and bottom ends of-each top edge, and

zontal courses of flat flexible fiber shingles.

so'arranged that the shingles of successive courses partly overlie theupper edges of the a, next lower course, each of said shingles beingflat and having its top adjoining edges extending from their junction atequal angles with the courses of shingles, and each shingle having twomarks, on each side which are equally distant from said junction and arein a hne parallel with the courses, each of said marks registering withthe adjacent edge of a shingle in an adjoining course.

2. A roof comprising a plurality of hori- :zontal courses of flatflexible fiber shingles so arranged that the shingles of successivecourses partly overlie the upper edges of the next lower course, each ofsaid shingles being useslots, grooves,

preferably extend inward, then turn at an flat and having, its topadjoining edges extending from-their junction at equal angles with thecourses of shingles, and each shingle having two marks on each sidewhich are equally distant from said junction, each of

